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James 4:13-17, James 5:1-6, James 5:7-12, James 5:13-20

Understanding Series

Peter H. Davids

... never easy, especially if one is suffering. To bolster their hopes James uses the example of the farmer. For the Palestinian farmer, the crops were literally his life and were therefore valuable. His energy had gone into plowing, weeding, ... 10. The last days, meaning judgment and the day of God’s action, is drawn from the Old Testament: Isa. 2:2; Jer. 23:20; Ezek. 38:16; Dan. 2:28; Hos. 3:5. This idea is foundational to the tension in James, for whom the judge is “at the door” (5:8–9). See further S ...

2. Praying for Endurance and Healing

James 5:1-6, James 4:13-17, James 5:7-12, James 5:13-20

Understanding Series

Peter H. Davids

3. Praying for Endurance and Healing

James 5:7-12, James 4:13-17, James 5:1-6, James 5:13-20

Understanding Series

Peter H. Davids

4. Praying for Endurance and Healing

James 5:13-20, James 4:13-17, James 5:1-6, James 5:7-12

Understanding Series

Peter H. Davids

5. Work Like the Who?

Luke 16:1-15

Sermon

King Duncan

Dan Miller in his book No More Dreaded Mondays tells a delightful story about a farmer many years ago in a village in India who had the misfortune of owing a large sum of money to the village moneylender. The old and ugly moneylender fancied the farmer’s beautiful daughter, so he proposed a bargain. He would forgive the farmer’s debt if he could marry the farmer’s daughter. Both the farmer and his daughter were horrified by the proposal, but the cunning moneylender suggested that they let providence ...

6. Jacob Blesses His Sons

Genesis 49:1-28

Understanding Series

John E. Hartley

... to overcome stronger foes. 49:18 At this point Jacob inserted a brief prayer asking for Yahweh’s deliverance. Perhaps, after the word regarding Dan, he felt the need to express his desire that God would deliver the weaker tribes through the obstacles they were to face. 49: ... with Gad’s fame for its warriors (Deut. 33:20–21; 1 Chron. 5:18; 12:8). 49:20 Asher, a skilled farmer, would grow a rich variety of luscious produce fit for a king’s table. Possibly this refers to exporting choice produce to ...

7. The Sin and Doom of Godless Men

Jude 1:1-16

Understanding Series

Norman Hillyer

... a meal is to eat of it, or else he is not a true prophet. Such men are like clouds without rain, which disappoint the farmer’s hopes. They promise much, but fail to provide. All they do is to obscure the light. Just as clouds are blown along by the ... I saw all Israel scattered”). With thousands upon thousands of his holy ones: angels, the heavenly army attending the returning Lord of glory (Deut. 33:2; Dan. 7:10; Zech. 14:5; Matt. 16:27; 25:31; Mark 8:38; Luke 9:26; 2 Thess. 1:7). 15 The evil men’s words ...

8. Worriers Or Warriors?

John 14:15-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... fear that you cannot even define. A few years back, Dr. David Wilhelm treated an elderly patient named Jake. Jake was a farmer, and he worked himself too hard. He came to Dr. Wilhelm complaining of stomach cramps, and then back pains. But medical ... THAT WE CAN MANAGE THE PROBLEMS THAT COME TO US NO MATTER HOW SEVERE. Maybe you know the story of Olympic speed skating champion, Dan Jansen. Dan was the favorite in the 1988 Calgary Olympics. But just before he was to race, news reached him that his sister Jane's ...

9. Christ's Grand Entrance Song

Luke 2:1-14, (15-20)

Sermon

King Duncan

... providing health care for the poorest people in Haiti and Rwanda, and in parts of Eastern Europe and Latin America. Dr. Farmer was an infectious disease specialist and professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School. He could have had a comfortable and ... t help but sing a song of praise to the glory of God. 1. “This Isn't His Fight Song” Now I Know! by Dan Lewis February 12, 2020. 2. “The Indian Village Where Every Person’s Name Is a Unique Song” by Zinara Rathnayake Atlasobscura.com., April 24 ...

10. Brainstorms

Sermon

John R. Bodo

... the Church is. 3. Micah And The Levite The story of Micah and the Levite and of the migration north of the tribe of Dan illustrates the wryly humorous comment with which the author or editor concludes the Book of Judges: "In those days there was no king ... , when every other marriage ends in divorce? What about all those church pledges that fall short? Mother's Spoiled Baby. The rich farmer Micah (Judges 17 and 18) is an unattractive character. There is irony in his very name: Micah, short for Micaiah, "who is ...

11. Job's Third Reply to Bildad

Job 26:1--31:40

Understanding Series

Gerald H. Wilson

... of the Babylonian king, Nebuchadnezzar, who was driven out to live as an animal until he acknowledged the sovereignty of Yahweh (Dan. 4). Abandoned by God and Beset by Terrors 30:9–10 And now their sons mock me in song. The second ... behalf. He depicts the land itself as able to cry out in objection to abuses perpetrated by the overlord against the “land” and the farmers. In the end (v. 40) the consequence envisioned for proof of abuse is a sort of retributive tit-for-tat—the destruction of the ...

12. Grabbing the Bull by the Horns

Luke 9:11b-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... enormous crowd. It reminds me of one more ridiculous story: A young man wished to marry a certain farmer’s beautiful daughter. He went to the farmer to ask his permission. The farmer looked him over and responded, “Son, go stand out in that field and I’m going to release ... ://www.stmatthews-bowie.org/Worship/Sermons/2006/sermon_08_13_06.asp. 5. From https://www.anniearmstrong.com/field/. 6. Dan Miller, No More Dreaded Mondays (New York: Broadway Books, 2008). 7. “Stories of Faith in Action 2018-2019 ...

13. I'm On a Mission from God!

Jonah 1:1-17

Sermon

... moment ago which could have just as easily been written by the Saturday Night Live folks and starred a John Belushi or a Dan Ackroyd for the silliness of it. God comes to Jonah and tells him to go to Ninevah; Jonah disobeys - he runs off in ... their school work in our Hope Tutoring Center; for others, serving food in the Sharing Place or growing it for sale at the Farmers' Market; for others teaching Sunday School or leading a youth group; still others, singing in a choir or playing bells; for a certain ...

14. Epilogue to the Law of the Temple: River, Land, City

Ezekiel 47:1-12, Ezekiel 47:13-23, Ezekiel 48:1-29, Ezekiel 48:30-35

Understanding Series

Steven Tuell

... ], pp. 99–121). The temple of Baal at the ancient port city of Ugarit was a blessing to merchants as well as farmers, ensuring favorable trade winds as well as rain in season, and so it brought material as well as natural abundance. The Bible ... relation to the twelve tribes in the land allotment, though a similar principle may be at work: the Rachel tribes Joseph and Benjamin, plus Dan, firstborn of Rachel’s maid Bilhah, are to the east, the direction of honor (see 43:1–7a; 44:1–2), while Gad, Asher ...

15. Put Up and Shut Up

Proverbs 18:21

Sermon

James Merritt

... every word. When George Bush was running for President in 1988, he admitted that he had made inappropriate remarks about Dan Rather and CBS White House Correspondent, Leslie Stall, after an on-air confrontation. Bush referred to Rather in an unprintable term ... down to the bottom to get it. If you want to know what is in a person's heart, listen to their words. As the old country farmer put it, "What is down in the well comes up in the bucket." The mouth is like an overflow pipe. It not only reveals what is ...

16. Who?

Acts 5:27-32

Sermon

Frank Ramirez

... been proven wrong, wrong, wrong. Another good example of a Christian with a great idea who found opposition at first was Dan West (1893-1971), from the state of Indiana. He was a Christian aid worker in Spain in 1936 during their Civil War ... thought the idea so good, and so obvious, they wondered why no one had thought of it earlier. Cows were quickly donated by the Indiana farmers. The first three were named Faith, Hope, and Charity. It took a while for the program to get off the ground, and the first cows ...

17. It’s Anybody’s Guess

Mark 4:30-34

Sermon

Kristin Borsgard Wee

... gift at the same moment. It was a bright, splashy Hawaiian style shirt with matching shorts. We giggled as we purchased it because Dan is a pretty conservative dresser. As I was handing the money to the woman at the cash register, I asked our oldest ... , who has to pick hundreds of the tiny seeds just for its breakfast, can sit comfortably on its sturdy branches. Best of all, when the farmer has put the seeds into the ground, he can go home and take a long nap because the seed will grow whether he worries or ...

18. Woe to Ephraim

Isaiah 28:1-29

Understanding Series

John Goldingay

... where it began in verse 14. The final line first affirms that 10:22–23 is still true (the formulation will be taken up again in Dan. 9:26–27; 11:36). It then also takes up the frightening picture of the destruction of the whole ’erets from 24:1–20. And, ... that life is a whole rather than dividing it into the sacred and the secular. The parable closes with the implication, “If the farmer by God’s inspiration knows how to get a crop, how much more does God, the very source of purposeful action and ...

19. Job Hears the Whispers of God’s Works

Job 26:1--31:40

Teach the Text

Daniel J. Estes

... ), they eke out a miserable existence on the margins of society, much as Nebuchadnezzar does during the time of his insanity (Dan. 4:33). Interpretive Insights 30:1–10 But now they mock me. The word translated “mock” in verse 1 is the ... Job, though it is certainly not identical to it in its philosophical conclusion. The main character, Dobbs, is an affluent, successful farmer and a simple, good man. He loses everything materially and finally wishes himself dead, except that he is concerned for the ...

20. Growing In The Lord

1 Samuel 2:12-26

Sermon

Robert A. Hausman

... their meat fresh, and often took it before the Lord's portion had been offered. When the simple peasants and pious farmers protested that such a thing was not right because it violated the law, the priests threatened violence (2:13b-16). "Thus ... in 3:19, "As Samuel grew up, the Lord was with him and let none of his words fall to the ground. And all of Israel from Dan to Beer-sheba knew that Samuel was a trustworthy prophet of the Lord." But Samuel functions not only as a prophet, but also as a priest. ...

21. SAILOR

Acts 27:27

Illustration

Stephen Stewart

... the Hebrews themselves. In the period of the Judges, it would seem the Northern tribes of Asher and Zebulun, as well as Dan of the Philistine coast, sailed on the Mediterranean. Also, we know that Solomon built a fleet of ships at Exion-geber. And, ... sporadically sea trade was carried on with Ophiar. But, in the main, the Hebrews were, first nomads, then farmers, not sea-farers. Presumably the sailors mentioned in the text were Roman, or at least were Roman-owned, so they should not ...

22. It Does Matter What You Believe

Acts 4:1-22

Sermon

King Duncan

... example of this truth in James Michener's book, The Source.. The story centers around a hulk of a man named Urbaal, who lived around 2200 B.C., who was a farmer and a devotee of the local religion that worshiped two deities, a god of death and goddess of fertility. One day the temple priests told Urbaal to bring his young son ... the day when every child in this world can grow up singing, "Jesus loves me!" 1. Dan Emmitte 2. George G. Hunter, And Every Tongue Confess, (Nashville: Discipleship Resources, 1983).

23. Fiscal Fitness

Proverbs 3:9-10

Sermon

James Merritt

... mind that this was written to an agrarian culture. The income of the readers would have been tied to crops and livestock. Whenever a farmer or a rancher would reap a harvest, or birth some calves, they would take the first sheaf or the firstborn of the flock, and ... be giving a scant 1.94% of their disposable income to the church.9 I read a story recently of a man named Dan Gangaram Mahes. He is a criminal, but a most extraordinary one. Although he has been arrested nearly three dozen times, you would never ...

24. The Marks Of A Spiritual Counterfeit

Jude 1:12-13

Sermon

James Merritt

... and still are today in the Middle East, because water is so scarce, and rain is so precious. Jude refers here to the farmer who feels the wind and sees the lightning and hears the thunder, but the rain never comes. In other words, apostates are ... to be fruitful branches. Instead of being raging waves, Is. 48:18 says we are to be peaceful rivers. Instead of being darkened stars, Dan. 12:3 says we are to be glistening luminaries. Several years ago, George Bush spoke at a Prayer Breakfast when he was the Vice ...

25. Jesus and the Ferris Wheels

Matthew 21:33-46

Sermon

King Duncan

... a vineyard. He put a wall around the vineyard, dug a winepress in it and built a watchtower. Then he rented the vineyard to some farmers and went away on a journey. When the harvest time approached, he sent his servants to the tenants to collect his fruit. Incredibly, the ... ,” http://www.csec.org/csec/sermon/campolo_4104.htm. 3. Illusaurus. 4. Reverend Dan De Leon, http://www.friends ucc.org/Media/sermon_files/2007.03.18.htm. 5. Churchhttp://www.geocities.com/Athens/Ithaca/1506/ashwednesday.htm#angelica.

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